Cebu WikiConference 2025/Program

Theme: Weaving Knowledge, Sharing Stories
Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines; 22-24 August 2025

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Day 0: Thursday, 21 August 2025

Time (PST)	Activity	Time (PST)
12:00nn	Early check-in @ Fairfield by Marriott Cebu Mandaue City	12:00nn
03:00pm	Conference registration at the hotel lobby	03:00pm
04:00pm	5th Cebu Wikimedians Meetup, Welcome Reception and Dinner at the TOPS	04:00pm
09:00pm	Rest	09:00pm

Day 1: Friday, 22 August 2025

Time (PST)	CENTRO - Conference Room (40 seats)	Workshop Room (20 seats)	Time (UTC)
07:30am	Breakfast (hotel)		07:30am
08:30am	Registration table opens		08:30am
Session A Host: Etherpad
09:00am	Opening Ceremony (15 mins) Theme: Weaving Knowledge, Sharing Stories Intro to Cebu WikiCon Bernadette F. Roco, Conference Director		09:00am
09:15am	Keynote Address (15 mins) Message - Sakti Pramudya, PhD - Senior Partnerships Manager, East South East Asia and Pacific (ESEAP) Wikimedia Foundation		09:15am
09:30am	Message (15 mins) Message - Hon. Nestor D. Archival Sr. - Mayor, City of Cebu		09:30am
10:00am	Group Photo		10:00am
Session B Host: Etherpad
10:30am	(45 mins) Wiki Takes Your City Herbert Kikoy		10:30am
11:15am	(45 mins) Freedom of Panorama: From the Outside Looking In Atty. Winstoney Marie SA. Salceda-Mazo, UAP		11:45am
12:00pm	Lunch Break		12:00pm
Session C
	C1 – Movement Strategy Host: Etherpad	C2 – WikiProjects Host: Etherpad
01:00pm	(60 mins) Spreading the Spirit of Free Knowledge in the Philippines and Beyond User:Filipinayzd and User:Maffeth.opiana	(30 mins) Uploading Images on Wikimedia Commons User:Marife.altabano (30 mins) Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Philippines User:MarvinBikolano	01:00pm
02:00pm	(60 mins) Future-proofing our Movement in the age of Agentic AI and AGI User:Lady01v	(60 mins) WikiWomen Filipinas Campaign 2025 User:Daragang_Nagueña	02:00pm
03:00pm	Afternoon Break		03:00pm
Session D Host: Etherpad
03:15pm	Wiki Education Philippines (30 mins) CBSUA Wiki Education Program: Pathway for Higher Education Jerome M. Hipolito - Associate Professor II at Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (30 mins) Beyond Edits: Building Community Through Wikimedia Engagements Ana Grace Alden - BS Architecture student at University of Nueva Caceres (30 mins) WikiQuest: Journey through the World of Wikis Marife G. Altabano - faculty at Cararayan National High School (30 mins) Wiki Edu Ph Program and Extracurricular Wiki Clubs Irvin P. Sto. Tomas - Teacher III at Antipolo Elementary School, Minalabac 2 District, Division of Camarines Sur (15 mins) Question-and-Answer		03:15pm
05:30pm	Awarding Ceremony		05:00pm

Day 2: Saturday, 23 August 2025

Time (PST)	Conference Room (40 seats)	Workshop Room (10 seats)	Time (UTC)
07:30am	Breakfast (hotel)		07:30am
08:30am	Registration table opens		08:30am
Session E Host: Etherpad
09:00am	StoryWeaver (30 mins) Hablon-usipon Translation Workshop: Promoting Accessible Multilingual Stories for Children Irvin P. Sto. Tomas - co-founder of Alliance for Open Education Collaboration Inc.		09:00am
Session F Host: Etherpad
09:30pm	Wiki Loves Food Philippines (45 mins) Food Photography Workshop User:Jessartcam		09:30pm
10:15am	Morning Break		10:15am
Session G
	G1 – Sustainability Host: Etherpad	G2 – GLAM Host: Etherpad
10:30am	(45 mins) WikiWomen Filipinas: PhilWiki Community's Diversity Program User:Daragang_Nagueña and User:Sheena_Aloner	(45 mins) Wikisource Editing Manual: Step-by-Step for New Contributors User:ShmilyDigital	10:30am
11:15am	(45 mins) From Media to Pedia: The Sustainable Approach of Wiki Commons Contributions User:MarvinBikolano	(45 mins) Wikipedia Content Translation Tool Workshop User:ShiminUfesoj and User:Derk29	11:15am
12:00pm	Lunch Break		12:00pm
Session H
	H1 – Lightning Talks Host: Etherpad	H2 – GLAM Host: Etherpad
01:00pm	Lightning Talks (15 mins) My Wiki Loves Journey User:Kramthenik (15 mins) From the Margins to the Mainstream: Digitizing Local Knowledge and Women’s Voices in the Philippines User:JasDolt (15 mins) Proofreading Wikisource Pages User:Marivic_altabano (15 mins) Structures of Memory: The Heritage We Build User:LeiRaqi	StoryWeaver Workshop (60 mins) User:Filipinayzd	01:00pm
Session I Host: Etherpad
02:00pm	Wiki Loves Birds Philippines (45 mins) Bird Photography Workshop User:Ranieljosecastaneda		02:00pm
03:45pm	Capacity Building (45 mins) Rebuilding the Cebu Community User:Jordz Cebuano Wikipedia 20th birthday celebration		03:45pm
04:30pm	End of Day 2		04:30pm
Session K Host: Etherpad
08:00pm	Cebuano Wikisource Transcribe-a-thon @ Cebu City Public Library (120 mins) Transcribing manuscripts on Cebuano Wikisource		08:00pm

Day 3: Sunday, 24 August 2025

Time (PST)	Activity	Time (PST)
07:30am	Breakfast and early check-out @ Fairfield by Marriott Cebu Mandaue City	07:30am
08:30am	Travel to NMP-Cebu	08:30am
Session L Host: Etherpad
09:00am	(150 mins) Open GLAM Day @ National Museum of the Philippines-Cebu Closing Event	09:00am
11:30am	Return to hotel for lunch	11:30am
03:00pm	Walking Tour @ Cebu City	03:00pm

Session format	- Plenary session	- Lecture	- Workshop
	- Group discussion	- Roundtable	- Lightning talk
	- Social event
Advancement level	- Basic	- Medium	- Advanced

Session types

• Lightning talk: One presenter gives a talk with no follow-up by the audience. The total time for a lightning talk will be 10-15 minutes.
• Lecture: One or two presenters offer(s) a presentation followed by questions and comments from the audience. The total time for a lecture (including questions and comments) will be 30-45 minutes.
• Roundtable: A group of 10-15 people discusses a particular topic. The total time for a roundtable discussion will be 60 minutes.
• Workshop: One or two moderators present(s) a topic by actively interacting with the audience. The total time for a workshop will be 60-120 minutes.
• Meetup: A group of people with common interests informally meets to discuss different topics. The total time for a meetup is not pre-determined and depends on the proposer’s preferences.

Application form

You will be asked to provide the following information in the application form:

• the title of the submitted proposal;
• the relationship to ESEAP or to the theme;
• the username of speaker(s);
• the session type;
• the duration; and
• the session outcomes.

Please ensure your submission goes to Category:Cebu WikiConference 2025 submissions.

How to submit a session proposal?

You can submit your session proposal by following these steps:

• Step 1: Insert the title of your proposal in the text entry box below.
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• Relationship to the ESEAP region and the theme Cebu WikiConference 2025: Weaving Knowledge, Sharing Stories
• Username(s)
• Session type (such as Lightning talk, Lecture, Roundtable, Workshop, or Meetup)
• Duration
• Session outcome

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